He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

Horst Koehler, former German president from 2004 to 2010 and a respected global policymaker with a particular interest in ...

A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in ...

Germany’s parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

Germany's mainstream parties were locked in talks on Friday in an attempt to avert the possibility of a law passing thanks to ...

Germany's parliament faced the possibility of passing a law due to far-right support for the first time in post-war history, ...

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

"Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great grandparents," Musk said, apparently ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk addressed a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, urging ...

A golden retriever and a German shepherd challenged each other to a spaghetti eating competition, and the results have left ...